Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-02-24
SPRING STYLES.

A glimpse of the next seasons styles
is given in the shops by n display Of
fabrics for spring dresses, embroideries,
ribbons, etc. A few light woolens are
!, shown, but these are not bought SO
readily rs the cotton goods which most
ladies have made up mt home with the
| aid of seamstress, because any simple
and favorite style will answer for these
unpretending dresses, while the more
costly fabrics must be made later. when
the last word of fashion has been re-
| ceived. Stripes of various widths,
large plaids and bars, and small Pom
padour designs are the features of new
cotton fabrics. Primrose shades,
brought into favor by the ladies of the
English Primrose League, are seen in
| all kinds of materials, especially in the
Scotch ginghams so much worn by
English women. This bright primrose
yellow is combined with almost every
color, so that both blondes and bru-
nettes can wear it; thus there are ging-
hams with alternate stripes of primrose
and heliotrOpe, or primrose with pink
stripes, primrose with brown, and
primrose with blue of all shades, pale,
dark, gray-blue and sapphire. These
stripes are called cord stripes, because
they are separated by firmly woven but
fine cord of the colors of the two stripes,
or else dashes of two shades of one of
the colors. HeIiotrope ginghams are
largely imported with stripes of white
of various widths, from a fourth of an
inch to an inch wide, and will make
exquisitely cool and fresh-looking
dresses. Large plaids are imported for
the skirts of ginghafn dresses, with a
plain fabric for the waist. Lacelike
stripes, checks and bars are also in the
newest zephyr and gfnghams, soaae-
times in plain groands, and in
other eases separated by POmFR-
dour bouquets broeaded on
light stripe; the latter ape TO serve az
petticoats below Marie Antoinetts
drapesies of the plain goods. Instead
of the lnces that wash badly yet soil So
easily, some good embroidery will be
used to- trm these dresses or else the
fashion ST last year will BE repeated,
of adding a velvet collar. cuffs and
bows that cam be removed saasily when
the dress is lauTsciried.
One of the styies now ira vogue for
making cloth and faille dresses, is
simple eaough for these gfnghams
when the entire dress is of ONE piece,
instead of in combination with a differ
ent pattern This fashion has a plain
lower skirt5-with IL very long;-fufl over
skirt, and ~ basqrae made without lin
ing. The kssver- skirt will be best made
gored, and covered from 5ie. knees
down with It straight fall hemmed
widely, and merely covering tasef0unda-
ton skirt; tRis-falT will need 70. be very
slightly gathered at the toppim front
and on the sides. afad must be>q,s4te full
in the back The long over-skiSs may
be caught upon Both hips CIR ouly on
one, and wiE3be' nftde bouffa1t Behind
by buttons and loops underneath or by
tapes that tie the HDwer parEStt. those
above it. HE BeEted waist aud the
Basque with Ievers; or opening over a
full chemisefte, Will be the eoEsages
used; bretellas of velvet riHkon with
straps across the, Front will De. worn
over full gathesed white plastron,
and there will be- velvet collar and
cuffs. The feathss-stitched guimpes,
and sleeves with wristbands also
feather-stitcfGed, and the Salon collars
with cross-stripeG inside shirt bosoms,
will also reaizpear:-
Cotton SitteenSs are shown AGAIN,
with their alOselY twilled sIlrfnees in
designs anSs colOus more liks- fonlards
and India silks than those or ANY pre-
vious season. The special novelties
VII fS~r~ l,-nH Sf1
glyphics an,ltqua1nt Easterzi figures on
them in white. or colors, alternating
with plain gray-blue, indigo. brown or
dark green grounds. and these are to
be used for skirts and drzpeuies with
plain coBsages% those OF India blue
with terra-eOtta stripes cam scarcely be
distinguished from silks, and she other
dark colOrs with white oF1Sue2e figures
are equally stylish Some of the most
refined patterns have. heliotrope
grounds of which theI1. are a dozen
different shades, some more pinkisli
and otkarS IS blue as mauye, strewn
with gay Embroidered cubes. ovoitIs
or conxentionalized fcsrers- Then there
are cIsasn white grounds pale roee,
sky b2Ie and the most delicate gray
shades, with designs III monotone oain
contrast, as well as some bright Eng
lish pink or scarlet settings, with the
popular navy blue gold brown, dark
green and maroon lsd.. The hair SSaipes
so gOPllar last yeax iFe slightly varied
by being zigzag OH I'm Greek squares,
while three or foan. different coIOns are
seen in the penciAed lines CT dark
grounds. The pOlka dots and rings
have become csmrsaonplac~. hut speck-
Led satteens with exceedingly small
specks of whste> yellow or Il bright col
or on dark blue brown or green sat